Jeanne Mackin

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Alabama

A Novel of Elsa Schiaparelli and Coco Chanel

Paris, 1938. Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli ('Schiap') are fighting for recognition as the most successful and influential fashion designer in France, and their rivalry is already legendary. When Lily travels to Paris to visit her brother, he insists on buying her a couture dress for her birthday - a Chanel. But Lily is interested in Schiaparelli, not Chanel. Her brother's girlfriend, one of the most beautiful and prominent women in Paris, also begins wearing Schiap's designs as well, and soon much of Paris is following in her footsteps. Schiap takes an interest in Lily and offers the budding artist a job at her shop. Lily soon finds herself increasingly involved with Schiap and her personal war with Chanel.

The Last Collection

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Ohio

With World War II looming over Paris, an American woman becomes entangled in the intense rivalry between iconic fashion designers Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli in this "fascinating" (Hazel Gaynor) novel from the acclaimed author of The Beautiful American. Paris, 1938. Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli are fighting for recognition as the most successful fashion designer in France, and their rivalry is already legendary. They oppose each other at every turn, in both their politics and their designs: Chanel's are classic, elegant, and practical; Schiaparelli's are bold, experimental, and surreal. When Lily Sutter, a recently widowed young American teacher, visits her brother, Charlie, in Paris, he wants to buy her a couture dress--a Chanel. Lily, however, prefers a Schiaparelli. Charlie's socially prominent girlfriend soon begins wearing Schiaparelli's designs, too, and much of Paris follows in her footsteps. Schiaparelli offers budding artist Lily a job at her store, and Lily finds herself increasingly involved in the designers' personal war. Their fierce competition reaches new and dangerous heights as the Nazis and World War II bear down on Paris.

North Carolina

From Paris in the 1920s to London after the Blitz, two women find that a secret from their past reverberates through years of joy and sorrow . . . As recovery from World War II begins, expat American Nora Tours travels from her home in southern France to London in search of her missing sixteen-year-old daughter. There, she unexpectedly meets up with an old acquaintance, famous model-turned-photographer Lee Miller. Neither has emerged from the war unscathed. Nora is racked with the fear that her efforts to survive under the Vichy regime may have cost her daughter's life. Lee suffers from what she witnessed as a war correspondent photographing the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps. Nora and Lee knew each other in the heady days of late 1920s Paris, when Nora was giddy with love for her childhood sweetheart, Lee became the celebrated mistress of the artist Man Ray, and Lee's magnetic beauty drew them all into the glamorous lives of famous artists and their wealthy patrons. But Lee fails to realize that her friendship with Nora is even older, that it goes back to their days as children in Poughkeepsie, New York, when a devastating trauma marked Lee forever. Will Nora's reunion with Lee give them a chance to forgive past betrayals...... and break years of silence to forge a meaningful connection as women who have shared the best and the worst that life can offer? A novel of freedom and frailty, desire and daring, The Beautiful American portrays the extraordinary relationship between two passionate, unconventional women. Readers guide included 'Will transport you to expat Paris.' Suzanne Rindell, author of The Other Typist 'A brilliant, beautiful written literary masterpiece.' Sandra Dallas, author of Fallen Women 'Leaves its essence of love, loss, regret, and hope long after the novel concludes.' Erika Robuck, author of Fallen Beauty 'Achingly beautiful and utterly mesmerizing.' Jennifer Robson, author of Somewhere In France

The Beautiful American

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Texas

Colorado

This book has been read once and is in excellent condition. There is a personalized bookplate on the title page. 

Pennsylvania

Library discard #historicalfiction #fashion #paris #WWII #Nazis #competition #cocochanel #schiaparelli #chanel #politics #bookclubbook 

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Minnesota

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

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Connecticut

The Frenchwoman

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Massachusetts

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South Carolina

Brand new paperback, retails for over $20 on Amazon. 

If you enjoy a good historical fiction, this is your next book! Set in the 1920s through 40s in Paris then London, this book will transport you like you're watching a movie!  Childhood sweethearts, long friendships, WW2, drama, love affairs, strong women, and trauma.... what's more to ask for in a novel? Grab your glass, because this novel will keep you up all night reading!!

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Jeanne Mackin

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The Beautiful American

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Jeanne Mackin

The Beautiful American

Jeanne Mackin

The Last Collection

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The Frenchwoman

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The Frenchwoman

Jeanne Mackin

The Last Collection

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The Beautiful American